23/5/2025–|Last update: 05:05 (Mecca time)
Washington announced that it will impose sanctions on Sudan after reaching a summary that the Sudanese army used chemical weapons in 2024 during its struggle with the Rapid Support Forces, while Khartoum was quick to reject these accusations and sanctions and accused Washington of blackmail and forgery.
US State Department spokeswoman Tami Bruce said in a statement that the sanctions will include restrictions on US exports and US government credit lines, and will enter into force at a date close to June 6 after notifying Congress.
Bruce added that “the United States calls on the government of Sudan to stop the use of chemical weapons and fulfill its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention” that prohibits the use of such weapons.
Bruce statement said that the United States officially decided on April 24th under the law (chemical and biological weapons monitoring and the elimination of the war) for 1991 that the government of Sudan used chemical weapons last year, but it did not specify the type of weapons used, an appointment or where they are used.
“The United States affirms its full commitment to the accountability of everyone who contributes to the spread of chemical weapons,” Bruce said.
Khartoum refuses
For its part, Khartoum rushed to reject American statements and accusations, and the Sudanese government spokesman, Minister of Culture and Information Khaled Al -Aiser, said that the accusations and decisions issued by Washington “characterized by political extortion and falsification of facts.”
The spokesman also described the American allegations as a liar, as “I targeted the Sudanese army again after field achievements that changed the reality of the battle and after the appointment of a prime minister.”
Al -Iskar stressed that the American administration “seeks to mislead public opinion and provide a political cover for parties that have lost its legitimacy and committed crimes against the Sudanese,” as he put it.
He added that Washington had previously sought to impose the framework agreement on the Sudanese “in a way that guarantees the militias remaining within an artificial transitional scene.”
Last January, Washington imposed sanctions on army commander Abdel Fattah al -Burhan, accusing him of adhering to ending the conflict by war and not through negotiations.
The United States also concluded that members of the Rapid Support Forces and militias allied with them committed genocide, and imposed sanctions on some forces leaders, including Rapid Support Commander, Muhammad Hamdan Daglo, known as (Hamidati).
Since mid -April 2023, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have been fighting war that left more than 20,000 dead and about 15 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations and the local authorities.
At an accelerated pace for weeks, the areas of rapid support control in the states of Sudan began to decrease in favor of the army, whose victories in the capital, Khartoum, were stretched, including control of the presidential palace and the headquarters of the ministries in its surroundings, the airport and security and military headquarters.